DTCI

The 2012 DRI Annual Meeting will return to the Crescent City – New Orleans, La., – Oct. 24-28. For those of you
who have had the pleasure of attending prior annual meetings in New Orleans, you will understand what a great time is in store
for all attendees.

While I am sure this writing could be deemed just another one that promotes civility, and while I am sure that there is a
long list of ethical rules that promote that, too, I cite none here. I simply say this: Stop the (to use a football phrase)
“unnecessary roughness.” I am hereby throwing a “flag on the play.”

The Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association have joined to present a seminar on civility
at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law on May 24 titled “Two Parties…One Oath – A Conversation
on Civility.”

Certainly, a deposition can be a powerful tool. But what if the completed deposition transcript is delivered to the examining
attorney along with an errata sheet that substantively alters material deposition responses?

An overview of the statutory rights of an employer/carrier to recover on such liens is often a good refresher as many attorneys
tend to overlook this important aspect when seeking to settle their liability case.